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u.s. and afghan leaders are laying the ground work for new relations between the two countries. secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary ash carter held what they called productive meetings at camp david today. mike viqueira is live at the white house. and the number of u.s. troops still in afghanistan is one of the major issues being discussed. >> that's right. and the afghan president wants flexibility from president obama. and that is half of the soldiers still there are scheduled to leave next year in 2016 and then by 2017 u.s. forces are expected to leave afghanistan

all together. well what mr. ghani wants is for 5,000 to keep the troop level where it is now through 2016 to train and advise. that is something ghani wants them to continue. one thing that will not change and the white house has made clear time and time again, including today, 2017 is the date in which u.s. troops will be leaving. of course he is leaving office in 2017 but still no negotiation on that point. ash carter was one of those individuals at those top-level meetings at camp david today. he announced that the department of defense is going to be asking the congress to fund a total afghan troop level of some 325,000 strong of afghan troops at the cost of an estimated $4 billion annually. here is ash carter and after

that president ghani's reply. >> the defense department intends to seek funding for afghan forces of 352,000 personnel through 2017. >> the defense of our homeland is first and foremost our patriotic duty. tragedy brought us together the tragedy of 9/11, now we have created an enduring frame of partnership. >> reporter: one thing gaufny has ghani going for him is he is not hamid carsy who notoriously had rocky relations with the obama administration, and the administration of george w. bush as well. tomorrow there will be a press conference be president obama about mid-afternoon here in washington and then on

wednesday, ghani addresses a joint meeting of congress. >> thanks michael, and now to a fellow of the national security forces in 2008, he is joining us from washington, d.c. based on what you know about afghan security forces then and now, can they do the job? can they make it even with the 10,000 u.s. troops staying put for a while longer? >> that's a great question. i would say if you got rid of the u.s. forces no. from what i understand even to this day, they only have gasoline for couple of days of operations. that means they are dependant on a western footprint to be able to provide them with the logistics of war fair. the moving lines, and the gasoline to get your personnel there. i think that 10,000 footprint is likely going to be a number that americans are going to know for

quite sometime at least if the u.s. is going to remain committed to a prosperous and stable afghanistan. without a u.s. footprint i don't see how the country doesn't collapse into a civil war at some point. >> they had a coalition of nato members, any chance of getting any of them to come back and join the u.s. in this extended effort? >> i think nato right now is little bit more committed to european security probably than any other military conflict. whether a resurgent russia that is saber rattling a lot of nato members borders, i think nato will be focused primarily on european conflict or the prevention thereof. where you might ziaddy shunnal commitment is they might end up sending trainers to afghanistan that would also in some way give

some of their forces what you could kind of consider pseudo combat experience. in a combat environment, and give them experience deploying their forces to a military compound. but i don't think we're going to return to the days of substantial british combat footprint, a canadian combat footprint and so forth. >> if in fact the u.s. is going to be staying there for a while longer we have supposedly ended our combat role but if there's a fight that breaks out, the u.s. is going to have to fight, right? >> yeah, let's be honest about this when i use the world combat i think with most people in the government use it they are talking about the infantry. boots on the ground people going out, conducting operations in pursuit of the enemy to either capture or kill him.

the taliban does not make a distinction between those forces and the trainers over there, flying the med vak helicopter visions, et cetera. to them they are all american combat forces and they are all a legitimate enemy target. so there are going to be people who go from our country on behalf f our freedom in defense of both us and the afghan people, and they are going to go to afghanistan and they are not going to be conducting a traditional combat role. they might be training the afghan army and police but that will ultimately be put in harm's way, and we should expect casualties going forward. >> and i know you think the president will need to speak to that at some point in the near future. thank you very much snfrnlts --

>> house members are expensing their worries about the iran nuclear talks. they signed a letter to president obama highlighting their grave concerns. 47 senators just two weeks ago, sent a letter to iran's government. the united nations says both [ inaudible ] and yemen have agreed to meet in qatar to try to stop the country of falling in civil war. they are now based in the southern city of aden they asked gulf countries to intervene militarily against the rebels. charlie has the latest. >> reporter: this is the country on the brink of civil war, but the residents are not going quietly as thousands protest against the advance of houthi

fighters. in return they are fired on and tear gassed. their city was taken on sunday with government buildings and its international airport now under houthi control. yemen is increasingly divided between a north controlled by the houthis, who are allegedly backed by iron and the south dominated by supporters of the ousted president. now the prime minister is appealing for help from the gulf corporation council to hold back the houthi advance. >> translator: the majority of us consider this a final option. however, if we felt compelled we would without question go ahead with the proposed plan. >> reporter: this is what a gcr force could look like. it's a force a hundred thousand

strong, but this conflict has already made fighters of every day men. here tribal forces gather to threaten houthi forces against entering their territory. and adding more might to the fight could force yes, ma'am len into sectarian war, with foreign powers backing opposite sides. saudi's foreign minister said he hopes the conflict could be peacefully resolved, but if not countries of the region would take necessary steps. >> translator: we are keen on protecting yemen's so earnty. the legitimatesy of yemen represented by president hadi alone. >> reporter: either way for the people caught in the middle each day of fighten deepens the suffering in this impoverished country. greece's new prime minister is in germany tonight trying to

mend fences with the struggling nation's main creditor. he hopes to convince germany's chancellor to unlock bailout bonds. dominic cane reports. >> reporter: a first official visit from the german -- to germany. once inside mr. siprus spoke of the need to reach an agreement. >> translator: the differences between our two countries bring shadows over us. it's not just a material thing. it's an ethical issue. it's not just about greece it's for the greek and german people who spilled a lot of blood to deal with naziism during that

time. >> angela merkel repeated the message she has given greece for many many months. >> translator: we want greece to be a strong country economically we want them to have growth, we also want them to come out of this high unemployment and we want to make certain this very high youth unemployment can be overcome, and structural reforms are necessary for this. a solid budget is necessary, and a functioning administration is necessary. i think that's clear for both countries. >> reporter: but behind all of this is the reality the german economic strength is helping to keep greece afloat. potentially costing its taxpayers many billions, and now a growing number of people say they have had enough. >> translator: we can help to solve their problems but the greeks must want this too. to give them more billions makes greece woes worse in the long time. you buy time that is right. but no one can seriously expect

that we will ever see that money again. >> reporter: but buying time can only go so far. because alexis siprus has indicated greece would default on its debts within weeks. which explains why he came to the german capitol. but on the face of it there has been no tangible progress. dominic kane al jazeera, berlin. benjamin netenyahu is apologizing for comments he made about arab israelis. he met with representativesover israel's minority communities today. last week he warned that arabs were flooding to the polls. the remark was seen as of fenszive and racist. >> translator: i know that my comments last week offended some israeli citizens and members of

the israeli arab community. this was never my intent. i apologize for this. my actions as prime minister including the significant investment made within our minority communities proves the opposite. he also said there would never be a palestinian state while he is prime minister. he later said he remains open to a two-state solution. the white house chief of staff today said that netenyahu's conflicting statements are troubling. senator ted cruz makes it official. >> i'm running for president of the united states. >> reporter: what the texas lawmaker's announcement means for the race for the white house in 2016. police a confederate flag controversy, should the civil war flag be allowed on a license plate?

♪ well the 2016 presidential race is now officially underway. republican senator ted cruz from texas today became the first person to announce he's running. and he whole an christian school

to make the decision publish. libby casey is live in washington. libby what were the big themes senator cruz brought up with his potential supporters today? >> reporter: randall it was a mix of conservative christian values and classic republican red meat. >> imagine healthcare reform that keeps government out of the way between you and your doctor and that makes health insurance personal and portable and affordable. instead of the lawlessness and the president's unconstitutional executive amnesty, imagine a president that finally, finally, finally secures the borders. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: that last point is significant randall, because ted cruz is the defendant of age grant father from cuba. he's someone that the g.o.p. thought might appeal to latino

voters but he is taking a clear stance that he is against executive amnesty. he also talked about his opposition to abortion and gay marriage, and it was really a chance for him to introduce himself to a broader audience. the fact he is the first to run for president means he is getting a lot of media play. and this is a chance to deliver his personal narrative to a broader american public randall. >> well, you know, okay. when i was listening to him say imagine, i was wondering if he had the beatles locked into his brain. but how does this seem to have gone over with republicans? >> it is a mixed bag, certainly. but let's talk about that repetitive use of imagine for a moment. he was really trying to give this lofty speech. and he wasn't using tell prompters. that means times his back was

turned to the camera which didn't always work for the tv visuals, but it was effective for the students gathered at the university. attendance was mandatory. but some students were able to show their own form of political protest. there were some red shirts in the audience. they said stand with rand meaning rand paul. and he is one of the other republicans that people are certainly watching. in terms of the general republican response. john mccain who has in the past called ted cruz a whacko bird said if he is a nominee he will support them. and there is scrambling by other republicans to who want to get their hat in the ring now. >> now to the president of campaign management at new york university. it is even remotely possible for

ted cruz to be the republican party -- i suppose remotely -- how longly is it that he could be the nominee? >> it's not very likely. the question with ted cruz is does he have any chance? and is it a small chance or a minute chance he would become the nominee. he is going -- it's going to be hard for him to get a map that works in his favor. it will be hard for him to earn the money he needs, and if you look at the way nominations in this country work digit piet how weakened the party structure is elite support in the party still matters a lot, and ted cruz simply doesn't have that nor has he tried to appeal to the party. >> when you look at the calendar, which states is he most likely to win, and can he last enough that south carolina might be a possibility for him? >> yeah i think the thinking

is he really has to win iowa or south carolina as you mentioned or both because that's when you have a lot of christians a lot of evangelicals or he has to do very well in those states so he can move forward and try to survive into march. i think it will be an uphill battle for him to do that but if he does well in iowa south carolina or both he could make it into march, but then he will trying to establish himself as the conservative candidate, against the establishment person who likely will be jeb bush or somebody else and then it will be an uphill battle for him to get through. he may do better than expected in the midwest, where you have some conservative support out there. >> how much money does he have behind him? >> at this point, not a lot. needs about 40 to $50 million to make a go of it. they are saying he has to raise

$1 million in this first week. if you can imagine. and then they are saying 40 to 50, and what is going to be the big telling point is june 30th when those numbers are due, and we'll be able to see does he have the fund raisers that he needs? >> so who does he most threaten among the current possible field? >> you know, i think he's trying to threaten people like scott walker who he feels has gotten a lot of momentum in the last few days. he really does have something of a battle with somebody like mike huckabee or if you look at rand paul who it likes like is going to announce in the next couple of weeks, so i think he is trying to get out ahead, so he can establish himself as the conservative candidate, and somebody who is not going to bend to the establishment conservative. but when you look at the support somebody like scott walker has gotten, you can see that there are many conservatives in the country who are saying they want

a conservative but also somebody who can win. and i think that's the real problem for somebody like ted cruz is many people republicans and otherwise don't think he has a what it takes in 2016. >> i remember barry goldwaterer, when they said neither have a snowball's chance in a hot place. is cruz playing a long-ball game here? >> i think he would like to do that. and we heard some of that rhetoric that libby was mentioning today. you look at ronald reagan he was certainly a conservative, but he also appealed to the establishment of his party. his numbers at this point were a 4r09 higher. tuesday right now is about 4%. that is very, very logoing back to 1976. on top of which many people are reporting the fact that it has

been since 1952 that the first person out has actually won the nomination. so you have to go a long way back to find someone who jumped out early and won the nomination. we know why he came out this early, he needs the money to get through this. >> thank you for sharing your incite. hillary clinton was also speaking out today. the former secretary of state talked about income inequality at the center for american progress. the speech was seen as an attempt to soothe some democrats worried about her email scandal. >> we need to think hard about what we're going to do now that people are moving back into and staying in cities to make sure that our cities are not just places of economic prosperity and job creation on average, but do it in a way that lifts

everybody up to deal with the overriding issues of inequality. >> clinton made no mention of her 2016 ambitions. she also did meet with president obama today. she is expected to announce in the coming weeks whether she will run for the presidency. the pentagon is warning about 100 service members in the country to be extra vigilant. their names are on a isil hit list posted online. officials spent the weekend notifying those members about the threat. jamie does the military know exactly who posted the list? >> randall at this point they really don't. in fact they are not even entirely sure that the group is directly connected to isil in iraq and syria. the group was calling it's a the islamic state hacking division. but the pentagon said these

postings weren't really from a hack, more like a harvesting of publicly available information from social media. here is what josh earnest said about it earlier today. >> we obviously take the safety and security of our military personnel very seriously. there was no indication that there was a data breach involved here. it appears the information distributed by isil is information that was freely available through social media on the internet. >> reporter: so the fbi is investigating to see if they can figure out who exactly is behind this. meanwhile i heard this described today by somebody as kind of a propaganda ploy. here at the pentagon i think they would call it more of a psychological escalation. get into the mind of the adversary, and whether this poses an actual threat at the very least, randall, i would

think you would have to say it's unnerving. >> thank you. tracking police shootings in philadelphia what the justice department found. how often the shootings occur, and how that compares to other big cities. plus investing in the future. the millions in private-sector money promised for stem education, science, technology engineering and math.

♪ the justice department today released a detailed report on the use of deadly force by the philadelphia police department. the city's police commissioner had requested the inquiry, long before the national outcry over police shootings of unarmed black men. paul beeben is live with more on the findings. paul? >> reporter: good evening,

randall. this report was requested by police commissioner charles ramsey, who really has become one of the leading voices in the national conversation on the debate over race and policing in this country. he was the chairman of the president's special task force on the issue, and he requested this report back in may 2013. so it's called a collaborative reform initiative. it's packaged up very neatly more than 170 pages randall, with 48 findings, and 91 separate recommendations. but it does not paint a tidy picture of policing here in philadelphia. the questions are about primarily the use of force. and what the main conclusions are, is that police use force here far too often, deadly force far too often. the police here shot at someone on an average of once a week. there was poor oversight of

investigations and poor training of the police on the use of force. the police commissioner spoke with the mayor, and he said really this is just the beginning of a long process. >> that bubble burst for me a long time ago, but at least we'll get the majority of thoughtful people that will appreciate what we're doing, and what we're trying to do to move forward to be a better department to provide better public safety and in return we want the community to do that part as well. because this cuts both ways. >> reporter: and randall that bubble he was referring to there, saying not everyone is going to be happy all the time with what police are trying to do here in philadelphia. what he did say was crime was way down. he requested this despite the fact that crime has dropped, but police shootings have gone up. so he is looking for improvement

in that department. >> thank you. executions by firing squad are now once again legal in utah. the governor signed a lou, allowing the use of firing squads today, but on if execution drugs were not an option. the u.s. supreme court is letting wisconsin go ahead with a new voter id law. the justices today turned down an appeal the law requires voters to show photo ids at the voting booth. opponents say it will disen disenfranchise 300,000 voters. the law will not take effect until after the state election april 7th. a first amendment debate at the supreme court today. the argument centers around

something as simple as a state license plate. at issue is whether texas has the authority to ban confederate flags from being printed on license plates. heidi zhou castro is here. heidi, break down the fight for us. >> sure, randall, texas has been fighting this issue for many years now. the state actually has more than 400 of these specialty licenses but the board for the state department of motor vehicles voted unanimously to ban this confederate flag on a license plate, and the reason they say: now the group that's filing suit against the state, they are a group called the sons of confederate veterans and they say these plates are a form of self expression. and they defended their group's mission, saying that it's a heritage organization.

it's not a bunch of racists, and it's a group that longs for reconciliation and progress but will not forget the past. so really now the question before the supreme court is is this expression truly the drivers themselves expressing this or is it the government that's expressing it? and in that case the government wouldn't have the right to ban it. >> this isn't anything new, right? other states for long time been using some form of confederate flag. >> sure, yeah there have been nine states -- ten including texas if this goes through, that do allow the confederate flag to be displayed on the license plate, that's georgia, tennessee, virginia louisiana, maryland alabama, north carolina mississippi and south carolina. and the civil liberties groups are pretty divided on this. the naacp says they do support the ban.

however, the aclu says that though the symbol is painful, that all forms of censorship are unconstitutional. >> let's say somebody wanted to put a swastika on a license plate. >> the justices were right out on that same limb with you, randall. if a confederate flag is okay. can you have a swastika? can you have something advocating marijuana or other drugs? and they didn't come up with a good answer. they said because this question is so difficult to answer perhaps these specialty plate programs should be abolished. >> so how much would someone who wants this tag have to pay for it? it's optional right? >> it is opsunal. you have to specific request it and you pay $30 for it.

the group that is suing against the state says the act of paying for the expression makes it the driver's expression. >> in the south the past isn't the history, it isn't even the past. and it's interesting to note the only places you see these requests for these flags is in the formal states of the confederacy, but that's another topic for another time. thank you. >> thank you. police are suspend their investigation into an alleged rape at the university of [ inaudible ]. a student the magazine identified as jacky says he was gang raped at fraternity party in 2012. >> that doesn't mean that something terrible did not happen to jacky on the evening of september 28th, 2012 we are just not able to gather sufficient facts to conclude what that something may have been. >> police say the case is suspended until they find more

information or someone comes forward with more evidence. rolling stone magazine has since apologized for the article, which it admits had serious flaws. president obama spent part of his day with some smart young scientists. and at the end of the fair he pledged millions more for so-called s.t.e.m. funding. he announced more than $240 billion in private sector pledges to fund study in the fields of science, technology engineering, and math. >> today i'm pleased to announce $240 million in new contributions from businesses schools, foundations across the country to help kids learn in these s.t.e.m. fields. [ applause ] >> so we are very, very proud to make that announcement. >> president obama said he wants to get more girls and people of color involved in s.t.e.m. education. the s.t.e.m. coalition says just 30% of high school seniors are

ready for college signs and technology courses, so high schools are coming up with new ways to excite students. one such program in washington state is literally striking a chord. alan is it music? >> reporter: randall it's all about the guitar. radical concept here make education fun, maybe then students will actually come to class, actually pay attention, and actually enjoy it. this classroom buzzes are activity. students drilling sanding, levelling and me -- measuring. the students are actually teachers. nancy wilson cenk has been teaching high school math for 15 years, mostly out of textbooks.

the guitar-building institution hopes to change that. this program emphasizes s.t.e.m. learning signs, technology engineering, and math. but guitars? why not. understanding algebra can help place bots correctly on the fret board. computer aided design helps create the look and feel of the instrument, and as in all good bans there has to be chemistry. >> we want to soften the water to a ph level of 1.5 or so. >> reporter: dipping the guitars to achieve the wild and perfect paint job. [ laughter ] >> nice! >> they are inspired. they are breathing new life which they bring back to their students that is only going to help the grasping of the concepts. >> reporter: high school math teacher says guitar making excites his students about learning including those at

risk. he remembers one. >> he didn't have very much. once he made this guitar he literally carried it around with him for a year. >> chang says one of her students was in danger of dropping out before she discovered guitar learning. >> she is coming to school and doing all of our requirements. she is suddenly seeing herself in a different light. ♪ >> reporter: sweet music to a teacher's ears and now the program has been extended for another three years with training sessions planned in cities around the country this summer. now i just talked with the high school math teacher who teaches two guitar-building lessons a year says she has no trouble filling up those semester-long classes. always she said the first class she did had 17 boys and one girl. lately it has been more 50/50

every time she teaches the class. >> alan is there any proof that it works? that it promotes learning beyond just building a guitar? >> well you know, the people who are involved with this will tell you that they see individual successes all the time, but it really is anecdotal at this point. the national s.t.e.m. guitar project is hoping for more solid data on this by the end of the year. they are going to track the students across the country, see how they are doing beyond those classes, hoping to have that information by the end of 2015. >> thank you. across country road trip like no other is now underway. the first coast-to-coast trip by a driverless car. this suv will travel from california to new york outfitted with cameras, lasers and more than 20 sensors. an engineer is in the driver's seat ready to take over encase something malfunctioned.

cuba has seen a huge influx of visitors since the announcement to try to normally the relation with the u.s. advertising is also on the rise in a very cuban way. >> reporter: with no advertising, no classified ads in the newspapers, there's only one way that cubans can sell that toaster or house in the wrong neighborhood. they phone david, and he passes the message to maria and ali, who transmit the information over the airwaves. >> we have people that have lost their dogs or locked their documents on the bus, or someone in the family needs medicine or is lost. >> reporter: she repeats theed a in several programs. applying a social service to the greater havana area.

in a country amidst the rest of the colorful advertising, the cuban government represents the kind of market economy they have been resisting for more than 50 years. cubans can buy pretty much the same products as everything else. but you won't see advertisements for things like running shoes and soft drinks instead there are plenty of promotion of ideas. others exstall the virtues of the revolution, or criticize enemies, usually the united states. but they are now trying to allow small businesses to flourish. this italian prowls the streets to promote his restaurant. >> translator: it would be great to put a huge publicity poster in the main street with our name on it. the day they allow advertisement

in the newspaper or television i'll be ready. >> reporter: more flashing advertising lights are appearing in havana and greater competition, especially in the city's night life is seeing subtle changes not seen before. >> translator: advertising is starting in a very low-key way. restaurants have signs and stickers. you're not talking about big posters that you will see in places like china, which is too much. but we wouldn't be shocked to see them here one day. >> reporter: with the economy opening up a little cautiously cubans may now in some places experience the same advertising razzle dazzle as the rest of the world. and while the internet is sparse and precarious, web designers are poised for a future with much more for sale. tuberculosis is still the

second-deadliest disease on the planet. what is being done to prevent, treat, and raise awayness of tb. and a special delivery for pope francis in italy. opioid wars only on al jazeera america

tomorrow is world tuberculosis today. tb remains one of the world's most deadly diseases. in 2013 there were 9 million new cases of tb a little less than 10,000 high in the u.s. it's the leading cause of death for people infected with hiv. erika wood reports from south africa, in a town that is

essentially ground zero for ta bush low sis and hiv infection. >> reporter: every day this man goes to be monitored for progress and to take his medication. >> i take 16 tablets a day. >> reporter: he has extreme drug resist important ta -- tu buk low sis. he got his diagnosis, he was convinced it was his death sentence. >> you feel like okay the world now stops here. because it just crashes in front of you. now you are waiting for the day you are going to cough blood and then you die. >> reporter: but he has a good prognosis now because he has specialized care. cape town has one of the highest instances of drug-resist

important tb in south africa. the reason tb has manage to get such a hold here is because people live in such close confines. the levels of drug resist important tb has gotten so bad they want it declared as a public health emergency. the doctor leading the program says the usually method of confining people in hospital doesn't work. this community prom is better. >> if you are depending on a hospital system. you have a limited number of beds. people know they have drug-resist important tb and are waiting for beds but can't, because there are long waiting lists. >> reporter: 90% of patients have now been able to get care.

>> a lot of people have this perception that as soon as you diagnose the disease that it's suddenly a big crisis. but remember you are most infection when you are not on treatment. >> reporter: rolling out community-based care like this program here will take government commitment but dr. hughes says without it south africa will never get on top of their treatment. erika wood al jazeera, south africa. we're joined by an assist important professor at new york medical school. we have seen this story about the problems in south africa and places like south africa where there's poverty and other places where the hygiene isn't so great. but what about globally? how big of problem are we facing with ta buk low sis? >> it's a huge problem.

there is a statistic that 9 million people were infected by tb. and 1.5 million died. we don't see that as much here but it is something we have to be concerned about. but we can also think about the progress. since 2000, there is an estimate from the world health organization that about 37 million lives have been saved through the different advances that we have put in place. so i think that's a thing to keep in mind as well. that we have 20-year goals, what question we do to stop the spread? and they seem achievable so far. you think about a better vaccine and about treatment. but there are a lot of other things like what you mentioned in terms of poverty for example. if people are poor so they are living in conditions where there's a lot of overcrowding and stuff, they are much more likely to spread tb to other people. so that's one factor.

then you think about poverty in terms of having access to medications and treatment. and then you think about public health measures. if people are in poor health for a variety of reasons. they have hiv, cancer a their immune system is not, maybe they are malnourished, they are not going to be able to fight tb as well. >> is the vaccine expensive? >> well it's relatively expensive. we don't get it here necessarily. because it's not that common so the reason we don't is because it's not common and you get vaccinated you might suffer the side effects more so than actually get the benefit. so if you get the vaccine you will always test positive for tb in that skin test. so it's also the fact that every time you test positive, you may have to undergo further testing. >> what about the antibiotics used to treat tb? >> in these poor countries relative -- >> everything is expensive.

>> exactly. but the biggest issue with resistance. let's say you test positive for tb. you may not have symptoms but you may have been exposed and your booed sdi having a reaction. you want to get treated for six to nine months. so imagine that you don't have symptoms. right? you feel fine. you are doing okay. and now you are on antibiotics that have side effects, maybe stomach upset, or other problems so to take them for six to nine months is very difficult, so if these people stop taking it continuously for that time the attack bacteria find a way to become resist important to the products. >> here in america, where do we tend to see -- is there a place where tb cases are sort of centrally focussed? >> it's more across specific demographics, people who's

immune system isn't working as well patients with cancer or hiv they will be more at risk. sometime people with diabetes or people who are very young or very old. it's also more probable to see it if an area is overcrowded, maybe prisons or nursing homes. there was that cluster that just happened in kansas so there are times when suddenly somebody gets it you might see more of a spread. >> we have to be on guard everywhere all the time. thank you very much. >> thank you. nice to see you. it has been one year since the latest ebola outbreak was first confirmed in west africa. since then the virus has killed more than 10,000 people in liberia, sierra leone, and guinea. our correspondent looks back at a year of battling the disease. >> reporter: when ebola was at its worst last year, julius was trying to save those he could.

and that's when he caught the disease. >> fortunately i survive it but walking down the community, people point the finger at me oh he is the one who came down with the virus. he is the one that people say he die, and he is the one -- so it becomes discouraging and worrisome. >> even colleagues who showed no symptoms were made to feel isolated. despite the sigma, he is back at work. he says now it's time to beat the misinformation about the disease. in a few weeks the world health organization had hoped to declare the country ebola free but that's now not going to happen because of a few case discovered days ago. it has left many year worried. >> we're very very discouraged. because we care about our

children every time we delay their education, and to hear that there's a new outbreak of ebola is very very discouraging and i'm feeling very bad about that. >> reporter: ebola has spread at an aggressive pace. all schools were closed for six months. and in one year the disease has criss crossed borders, killing more than 10,000 people across west africa. experts have traced the source here in guinea. this is the spot where it is believed that bats infected a tad ler, triggering the epidemic. the countries affected hope the worst is over now, and that could very well be the case if this empty ebola treatment center in liberia is anything to go by. and now for a look at what is coming up at the top of the hour. here is david. >> randall, coming up

afghanistan's new president is now making his first official visit to washington, d.c. he has deep ties to that city and the united states. we'll explain how it is impacting u.s. afghan policy. plus tracking gunfire, the system that relies on roof top microphones to track every shot fired. and hears over disappearing beaches and flooded roads, yet former state employees in florida say they are banned from using the term climate change. and they said to you point blank do not use these terms. >> yes, that was said. >> reporter: we'll report what employees think of that and the impact it could have on the sunshine state. also putting a face on the ebola epidemic across west africa the photographer that was risking his life and the message he hopes to spread. pope francis got a big surprise this weekend, in

naples a hand-made pizza was delivered to the pope mobile. in a recent interview the pope mentioned he missed being able to go out and get a slice of pizza. i'm randall pinkston thanks for watching.

hello, everybody, this is al jazeera america. i'm david shuster in new york. coming up this hour . . . crucial meeting, the president of afghanistan comes to the united states and now more american troops could be staying in the afghan fight. [ gunfire ] europe's financial threat leaders of greece and germany are toning down their rhetoric but can they find a way to ease the dangerous greek debt crisis. philadelphia under fire weekly shootings, poor training and a secre